Competitive Information for Meowth [Ruby/Sapphire]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Meowth? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Meowth is a phenomenal Normal-typed Pokemon. Meowth is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Meowth can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Meowth's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Dig / Mud-Slap
- Defense Curl
Physical Sweeper Meowth (Pickup)
Meowth is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Pickup, no competitive use.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Meowth's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Magnet
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt
- Petal Dance
- Bite / Thief
- Water Pulse
Special Sweeper Meowth (Pickup)
Meowth is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Pickup, no competitive use.
♦ Petal Dance is a special 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Meowth afterwards).
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Meowth has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Meowth? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Dig / Mud-Slap
- Defense Curl
Doubles Physical Sweeper Meowth (Pickup)
Meowth is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Pickup, no competitive use.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Meowth's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind
- Thunderbolt
- Petal Dance
- Bite / Thief
Doubles Special Sweeper Meowth (Pickup)
Meowth is popular Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Pickup, no competitive use.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Petal Dance is a special 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Meowth afterwards).
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Meowth has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Meowth learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Meowth can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Meowth
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Fake Out
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Meowth's stats
- Amnesia
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Meowth
- Fake Out
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Meowth in Ruby and Sapphire
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